Net Neutrality

This one’s been at the edge of my vision for some time- I’m recommending all of you take a little time to check this out. Network operators want to charge Internet content providers for enhanced IP services, while Net neutrality proponents say regulations are needed to prevent abuse by the Net’s gatekeepers.
Last year, the phone [...]

Memorial Day Weekend 2006

You couldn’t ask for a better weekend. Summer has arrived, so Michelle and I tackled the yard for three days. One would think that a small yard wouldn’t require days of Cool Hand Luke sweatin’ to turn around- but of course, it did. We cleaned out the entire bricked area in front of the [...]

Windows Vista Specs Announced

Hot on the tails of my mac blog- comes the windows vista specs announcement. Ironically, I stumbled upon this while reading an interesting article that relates to our last entry, ‘Is Windows On a Mac Really Drawing in New Users?‘ Perhaps so, but more on topic- For consumers who would like to know if their [...]

Apple MacBook Sets You on Fire!

There have been a lot of reports about how hot the bottoms of Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops get, but apparently the high temperature isn’t the problem — rather that the laptops aren’t actually supposed to be used on your lap. The computer’s manual warns that “prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and [...]

Firefox Extensions

Are you browsing with Firefox yet, or do you hear nothing that I say? Well, aside from you IE people still living in the past, the rest of you smart folks are surely are enjoying Firefox and it’s smooth flavor.
But let me ask you this- how many of you are rocking the Firefox Add-ons, better [...]

What We Do is Secret

This one’s probably not going to mean much of the typical mikull.com reader, but holy hell this is killer: Based on the rise and fall of Darby Crash, a founding member of the 1970’s L.A. punk band, The Germs… comes one fucking killer movie. What We Do is Secret. See myspace.com and youtube.com for more [...]

del.icio.us - personal and network values

The amazing popularity of the bookmarking site Del.icio.us is one of the hallmarks of the current social software renaissance happening on the Web. Along with Flickr, Del.icio.us is a poster child of tagging, a simple feature whereby people attach words or phrases to an item. In the case of Del.icio.us, those items are bookmarks. Sidenote- [...]